Download or read book Australian Children s Books 1989 2000 written by Marcie Muir and published by Miegunyah Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Australian children's books published from 1989 to 2000 are listed in this essential reference for those who appreciate the richness of Australian writing for children. Following the same format as volumes 1 and 2 in this series chronicling books published as early as 1774, entries include publishing details, the number of illustrations, and the awards received for each book. This third volume follows the continuing careers of authors such as Mem Fox, Bob Graham, Robin Klein, and Paul Jennings, and traces changes in the popularity of Australian themes and settings to identify publishing trends. Varied cultural aspects of modern-day life are shown, from globalization, commercialism, and the rise of the middle class in Asia to desktop publishing, outcome-based school curricula, and the modern obsession with celebrities all of which are reflected in the type and quantity of books produced by Australian writers and publishers. The wealth of included material will extend researchers' understanding of the range of Australian children's books. "

Download or read book Roseghetto written by Kirsty Jagger and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2023-07-04 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shayla is on a newspaper assignment when she returns to the public housing estate where she grew up and finds it demolished. The locals have been evicted, their homes erased, their stories too. Standing among the rubble of Rosemeadow, Shayla is assailed by her memories of living there. The bad secret Daddy asked her to keep. Mummy rekindling a dangerous romance. Making friends with 'the gutter kids'. Surrounded by poverty, confronted by domestic violence, Shayla found her escape in reading. Now it's time to tell the stories of Rosemeadow, including her own. Roseghetto is an unforgettable and moving coming-of-age story, an account of breaking the cycle of violence and poverty.

Download or read book The Little Book of Joy written by Joanne Ruelos Diaz and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover 365 ways to share joy every day with this little book packed with fun facts, mindful activities, trivia, birthdays, and international days relating to each day of the year Discover a different way to find happiness every day of the year with this pocket-size book that celebrates the little things that bring great joy. Be inspired by famous people on their birthdays; learn how to spot and find flowers throughout each season; create your own gratitude jar; learn how to make pastries; make a gift for someone you love; discover the pleasure of letter writing; and find joy in a rainy day. Packed with art activities, famous birthdays, inventions, international holidays, facts, and trivia about the world around us, each page offers a mindful prompt to encourage gratitude for things we have, every day.

Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1997-05-03 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Download or read book Video Source Book written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 1424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to programs currently available on video in the areas of movies/entertainment, general interest/education, sports/recreation, fine arts, health/science, business/industry, children/juvenile, how-to/instruction.

Download or read book Bananas in Pyjamas Storybook written by Richard Tulloch and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Am I Cactus written by Peter Vale and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six-year-old Erica is found unconscious under the road bridge at Rocky Crossing. Victim of a brutal, perverted assault, she is rushed to hospital by helicopter and placed on life support. With terrible injuries, she is not expected to survive. The little girl’s father has been arrested. The surrounding rural community is devastated and very angry. However, there is an unforeseen outcome to what really happened. This story is about Erica’s five-year recovery.

Download or read book Beeble s Story written by Jill Cawsey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the true story of Praze and Beeble, twin Arabs, born in Tasmania. Their growing up together, their relationship, their early years, their trainings, their adventures, their lives as twin horses. It shows how similar twin animals can be to twin children, in their thinking, behaviour and attitude. The mental and emotional togetherness of these two horses is amazing to watch. Based on actual happenings events and activities, but told from Beeble’s perspective as the younger twin. Animal lovers will find it funny, endearing, sad, interesting and fascinating, and see many similarities to their own animals.

Download or read book Australian National Bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1996-12 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Once Upon a Tune written by James Mayhew and published by . This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once Upon a Tune brings you six wonderful stories from many lands, all of which inspired great music. You can battle trolls with Peer Gynt in The Hall of the Mountain King; grapple with a magic broom in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, meet the evil Witch of the North in The Swan of Tuonela, sail the seven seas with Sinbad the Sailor in Scheherazade; be a prince disguised as a bee in The Flight of the Bumblebee, and become a fearless hero in William Tell. The stories are excitingly told and stunningly illustrated by James Mayhew. Includes Musical Notes with more information about the stories and music, plus James's recommended recordings to download and listen to.

Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stacks of ideas activities for the library media center and classroom K 8 written by Bettie Estes and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Numerous Treasure written by Robert Keable and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kitchen Disco written by Clare Foges and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At night when you are sleeping There's a party in your house, It's a pumping, jumping, funky bash When all the lights go out . . .When the sun goes down, the Kitchen Disco starts up - and all the fruit in the fruit bowl come out to play. There are lemons who break-dance, tangerines who twirl and some very over-excited apples. Kitchen Disco is a zany and hilarious rhyming picture book for young children, featuring a stunning holographic foil spread in the middle of the book.'A party season essential.' The Times'Absurdly catchy account of what the fruit gets up to when the household sleeps.' Metro

Download or read book Stories Pictures And Reality written by Virginia Lowe and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2007 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are children more sophisticated critics than we thought? This book challenges accepted ideas of children's ability to distinguish fiction and reality, working with two children as they explore their favourite books.

Download or read book Australian Books in Print 1998 written by Bowker and published by Bowker-Saur. This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 1118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...excellent coverage...essential to worldwide bibliographic coverage."--AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL. This comprehensive reference provides current finding & ordering information on more than 75,000 in-print books published in or about Australia, or written by Australian authors, organized by title, author, & keyword. You'll also find brief profiles of more than 7,000 publishers & distributors whose titles are represented, as well as information on trade associations, local agents of overseas publishers, literary awards, & more. From D.W. Thorpe.

Download or read book Video Source Book written by Gale Group and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 1999-10-28 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to programs currently available on video in the areas of movies/entertainment, general interest/education, sports/recreation, fine arts, health/science, business/industry, children/juvenile, how-to/instruction.